Rafo
Forum Senior
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Hello everyone!!
I know this is not the specific forum for this question, but it seems Step 3 forum is kinda quiet these days. 
As an IMG hoping to get an H-1B visa I´m really confused about Step 3  ...what I understand clearly is that i have to be ECFMG Certified before applying for step 3. But, which are the states that let me take the exam before entering a residency??. I found a list at the FSMB site, and all the states seem to require at least 1 year of posgraduate training ...has> http://www.fsmb.org/usmle_eliinitial.html> ...has this recently changed?  I thought that there were some states like Connecticut and New York, which allowed applicants to take Step 3 even before registering for the match.
Do I have to pay the licensure fees along with my Step 3 application or do i have to pay them after i pass the test? How long does the process of applying for Step 3 take? What about the elegibility periods? It seems they are assigned and not chosen by applicants, so is there a way or a proper moment to apply if one wants to be assigned a certain elegibility period? I don´t know if I´m making sense  ...I would really appreciate some explanations from someone who has already gone through everything or is more advanced than me, specially if he or she is applying or has applied to New York State Board and has gotten an H1B visa.
Hope to get some replies. 
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| reaw
Forum Newbie
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Your link is requirement for "Lisence" not for step 3
This is like for step 3 http://www.fsmb.org/usmle_requirementschart.html?
You can see this link during process application
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| veterana
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Hi, I am on the same SITUATION : holding a h1b VISA and whishing to take step 3 next year to keep my H1Bvisa. I was said that I can do the postgraduate training keeping my H1B visa (with an amenment) but only if I pass the step 3, and I don't know how I can do that if the state (Georgia) where I am supposed to apply for the license does not allow me to take the step 3 until I finish 1 training year. isn't this very confuse? I still do not understand either what is the ECFMG certification, is it after step 2 or step 3?
Please keep each other in contact and exchange any posiible/relevant information
Good luck!
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